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How can I restore the "Recent bookmarks" folder that disappeared from within the bookmarks dropdown menu when I deleted a block of entries: firefox 27.0.1 & XP?

Azaelia
Azaelia
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Restarting Firefox and rebooting the computer did not help.

Restarting Firefox and rebooting the computer did not help.

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hello Azaelia, please try this: enter about:config into the firefox address bar (confirm the info message in case it shows up) & search for the preference named browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion - right-click and reset that entry to the default value and restart firefox afterwards for it to take effect.

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philipp
philipp
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hello Azaelia, please try this: enter about:config into the firefox address bar (confirm the info message in case it shows up) & search for the preference named browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion - right-click and reset that entry to the default value and restart firefox afterwards for it to take effect.

Gingerbread Man
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1. Open the Library (Ctrl+Shift+B).
2. On the left, expand the All Bookmarks section.
3. Left-click the Bookmarks Menu folder to select it.
4. On the top toolbar, click the Organize button and choose New Bookmark.
5. Name the bookmark "Recently Bookmarked", and enter the following in the Location field. Change the value of maxResults if you want more or fewer than 10 items (which is the default). 

place:sort=12&maxResults=10&queryType=1

6. Either restart Firefox or just open a new window (Ctrl+N) and close the old one.